Posting from mine right now. For $99 this sure beats the hell out of the nook I got my dad for fathers day. The touchpad isn't perfect, but for books, browsing, movies, PDFs and angry birds it rocks. Its slow as he'll trying to post this on Slashdot and the autocomplete/spellchecker blow compared to my droid.
Microcenter has a customer for life here, and if you have one in your area you should check them out.
I bought my first PC (clone) there back in 1991 or 92. I basically picked out a system and was able to customize to my hearts content (RAM, HDD, CD-ROM, video card, etc). That being said, I haven't been there in a few years as there is not one convenient to where I live now. I'll swing by Fry's for the occasional impulse buy, but NewEgg gets the majority of my purchases and recommendations to friends.
Bestbuy.com had them in stock until 8:07 EST on Sunday morning. I ordered a 16GB and a 32GB (one per customer limit) and they have shipped already. I am in the same boat and didn't *need* a tablet (let alone 2), but at the price point it was hard to pass up. One will go to my son and the other my wife and I will share. I look forward to using it for web browsing, as an e-reader, picture storage, etc while not having to deal with my laptop for these functions. It will be especially sweet when I travel I think.
While the US, France and the UK now fight over the wealth, the Islamic Brotherhood and the Benghazi Royal Family will no doubt fight over domestic control.
Like all the money coming into those countries from Iraq right now, right?
that a hotel will actually provide a decent Internet connection to its guests? I don't think I've ever stayed at a place that gave me more than 1Mbps down. I usually have to tether my droid to get a functional connection.
Implying that Linux admins are superior to Windows admins? I've seen more than my share of Linux "admins" that rely on X-windows as well. A good sysadmin is a good sysadmin, regardless of platform.
Everything retains its current state. You can also manage VMs by directly logging into each host. There is plenty of time to rebuild vCenter if you need. vCenter is a little more critical in View and Lab Manager environments though. But there is also a product called vCenter Heartbeat to handle HA for a vCenter instance.
Anyway, hardware from the early 90s to answer your question. I think it was mostly hardware validation checks and 3 levels of boot code before it even hit the OS stack. I don't remember the details as it's been so long and I was Jr. sysadmin at the time. 8 procs, 3.75GB RAM, fiber cards, NICs, etc would add to the boot time.
You've only worked with x86 based servers I take it? If memory serves, HP9000 servers (T500/T600 maybe) running HP-UX 10.20 would take 45 minutes to boot. When we upgraded to the N classes, it was a dream to only deal with 10-15 minute boot times. I'm sure other people have worse boot time stories that I do. And why are you running X on a server?
I bought 16MB (I think) of RAM for an insane price back in 1994/95. I figured out how to make a RAM drive and copy the quake directory over to it. Instead of the normal 45-60 seconds of watching the dots go across the screen to load up Quake, it took about 5 seconds to load the game. I was quite impressed with myself at the time.
(lack of) Memory is probably the largest issue. I am not sure what an E-350 is, but how much RAM do you have? ~10 years ago, I'm not so sure 1GB of RAM was mainstream. My game rig from 6 years ago (not quite top of the line, but high-end) only has 2GB of RAM. It's been relegated to a file/torrent/backup server now. My neighbor has an old P4 (I think) that I upgraded him from 256MB of RAM to 768 with some old sticks I had laying around. It runs OK, but he is almost computer illiterate and literally all he does is look at ESPN.com and use his yahoo mail. Anything else and that thing would be a drag at best. Sorry, enough anecdotal evidence....
Not so much new (types of) software, but the requirements have grown just as quickly as new hardware comes out. I would hate to surf the Internet today with a PC from 10 years ago. A modern browser would grind a 10 year old PC to a halt.
I'm not a big fan of Walmart, but it's hard to get better produce than the "local" farmers. Not sure how extensive this is, but I do like the thought -
Walmart
I actually like that idea a lot, especially if the powers that be could come up with a standard connector that one could easily move amongst various monitors. Heck, the only reason I have a mid-tower case is to comfortable house the damn video card. Of course, PSU for the monitor/gpu combo might cause issues.
By the decades-old BGCWRCG* formula, someone with a $60,000 a year job should not purchase a home worth more than $420,000.
* Before Government Cooperation With Ridiculous Corporate Greed
Yikes! When I bought my first home, I was making around $70k and the thought of making a mortgage payment on a $170k loan was daunting to say the least. I think I was approved up to $250k or so. I could not imagine making the payments on a $420k loan at that salary (my current mortgage is much less, plus a dual income these days). It would be Ramen noodle college days all over again.
I know there are several counties in Georgia that require a minimum land purchase in the 4 acre range if memory serves. Can't find a quick link right now, but it's primary purpose is to limit population growth and the costs/problems associated with fast population growth.
I know if my wife and I could find jobs that pay the same as our current ones with 100% telecommute I would purchase at least 2 acres and get the hell out of suburbia. 6 acres would be a bit much for me personally, but I can see where this guy is coming from for sure.
The licensing change should appease most shops. Except for some of our clients running very large hosts (2-4 procs with 256GB+ RAM), there will be no difference between ESX4 and ESX5 licensing. Most of our clients aren't even oversubscribing and even if they are, they build their clusters to lose a host, so the VRAM entitlements all work out.
Check out this nice script for folks to run in their current environment to determine how they will be affected by ESX5 licensing - here.
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Posting from mine right now. For $99 this sure beats the hell out of the nook I got my dad for fathers day. The touchpad isn't perfect, but for books, browsing, movies, PDFs and angry birds it rocks. Its slow as he'll trying to post this on Slashdot and the autocomplete/spellchecker blow compared to my droid.
I can't seem to enjoy Terraria for some reason. I'm not sure if it's the interface, the 2d graphics or what. I give it a meh.
Microcenter has a customer for life here, and if you have one in your area you should check them out.
I bought my first PC (clone) there back in 1991 or 92. I basically picked out a system and was able to customize to my hearts content (RAM, HDD, CD-ROM, video card, etc). That being said, I haven't been there in a few years as there is not one convenient to where I live now. I'll swing by Fry's for the occasional impulse buy, but NewEgg gets the majority of my purchases and recommendations to friends.
Bestbuy.com had them in stock until 8:07 EST on Sunday morning. I ordered a 16GB and a 32GB (one per customer limit) and they have shipped already. I am in the same boat and didn't *need* a tablet (let alone 2), but at the price point it was hard to pass up. One will go to my son and the other my wife and I will share. I look forward to using it for web browsing, as an e-reader, picture storage, etc while not having to deal with my laptop for these functions. It will be especially sweet when I travel I think.
While the US, France and the UK now fight over the wealth, the Islamic Brotherhood and the Benghazi Royal Family will no doubt fight over domestic control.
Like all the money coming into those countries from Iraq right now, right?
This. If I could find one, I'd buy one.
that a hotel will actually provide a decent Internet connection to its guests? I don't think I've ever stayed at a place that gave me more than 1Mbps down. I usually have to tether my droid to get a functional connection.
Implying that Linux admins are superior to Windows admins? I've seen more than my share of Linux "admins" that rely on X-windows as well. A good sysadmin is a good sysadmin, regardless of platform.
Everything retains its current state. You can also manage VMs by directly logging into each host. There is plenty of time to rebuild vCenter if you need. vCenter is a little more critical in View and Lab Manager environments though. But there is also a product called vCenter Heartbeat to handle HA for a vCenter instance.
ssh directly to the ESX hosts or use the Live CD for VPN, rdesktop or whatever. There shouldn't have been traces on his local system.
Yeah, welcome to the 90s "big iron" computing.
Anyway, hardware from the early 90s to answer your question. I think it was mostly hardware validation checks and 3 levels of boot code before it even hit the OS stack. I don't remember the details as it's been so long and I was Jr. sysadmin at the time. 8 procs, 3.75GB RAM, fiber cards, NICs, etc would add to the boot time.
Here is a good overview of the T500/600 hardware.
You've only worked with x86 based servers I take it? If memory serves, HP9000 servers (T500/T600 maybe) running HP-UX 10.20 would take 45 minutes to boot. When we upgraded to the N classes, it was a dream to only deal with 10-15 minute boot times. I'm sure other people have worse boot time stories that I do. And why are you running X on a server?
I bought 16MB (I think) of RAM for an insane price back in 1994/95. I figured out how to make a RAM drive and copy the quake directory over to it. Instead of the normal 45-60 seconds of watching the dots go across the screen to load up Quake, it took about 5 seconds to load the game. I was quite impressed with myself at the time.
(lack of) Memory is probably the largest issue. I am not sure what an E-350 is, but how much RAM do you have? ~10 years ago, I'm not so sure 1GB of RAM was mainstream. My game rig from 6 years ago (not quite top of the line, but high-end) only has 2GB of RAM. It's been relegated to a file/torrent/backup server now. My neighbor has an old P4 (I think) that I upgraded him from 256MB of RAM to 768 with some old sticks I had laying around. It runs OK, but he is almost computer illiterate and literally all he does is look at ESPN.com and use his yahoo mail. Anything else and that thing would be a drag at best. Sorry, enough anecdotal evidence....
Not so much new (types of) software, but the requirements have grown just as quickly as new hardware comes out. I would hate to surf the Internet today with a PC from 10 years ago. A modern browser would grind a 10 year old PC to a halt.
I'm not a big fan of Walmart, but it's hard to get better produce than the "local" farmers. Not sure how extensive this is, but I do like the thought - Walmart
I actually like that idea a lot, especially if the powers that be could come up with a standard connector that one could easily move amongst various monitors. Heck, the only reason I have a mid-tower case is to comfortable house the damn video card. Of course, PSU for the monitor/gpu combo might cause issues.
By the decades-old BGCWRCG* formula, someone with a $60,000 a year job should not purchase a home worth more than $420,000. * Before Government Cooperation With Ridiculous Corporate Greed
Yikes! When I bought my first home, I was making around $70k and the thought of making a mortgage payment on a $170k loan was daunting to say the least. I think I was approved up to $250k or so. I could not imagine making the payments on a $420k loan at that salary (my current mortgage is much less, plus a dual income these days). It would be Ramen noodle college days all over again.
I prefer this method.
I know there are several counties in Georgia that require a minimum land purchase in the 4 acre range if memory serves. Can't find a quick link right now, but it's primary purpose is to limit population growth and the costs/problems associated with fast population growth.
I know if my wife and I could find jobs that pay the same as our current ones with 100% telecommute I would purchase at least 2 acres and get the hell out of suburbia. 6 acres would be a bit much for me personally, but I can see where this guy is coming from for sure.
It depends on what type of grass you are mulching. Some grasses (such as Bermuda) will not thrive after a few weeks of mulching.
Some grasses do better without mulching.
Voila!
Check out this nice script for folks to run in their current environment to determine how they will be affected by ESX5 licensing - here.